IJF Grand Slam

Tashkent GS: Throw of the Tournament

By Oon Yeoh

Tashkent GS: Throw of the Tournament



Few would disagree that HIfumi Abe's harai-goshi, done from a sode-tsurikomi-goshi entry, was the throw of the tournament. Normally, Abe would do an osoto-gari from an initial sode entry but against teammate Shinsei Hattori, he tried something different. And the result was magnificent. 

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